with incidents reported in philadelphia, new york, new jersey, connecticut, and pittsburgh. victims left injured and stunned. footage of the attacks caught on surveillance camera and sometimes posted on line by the attackers themselves. >> this is just hitting someone, attacking someone. it could be my mother, your mother. it is just scary and crazy. >> on saturday, new york police charged a brooklyn man with a hate crime after he allegedly punched an orthodox jewish man in the face friday morning. the victim said he heard a group men talking about the knockout game right before the attack. the dangerous trend sparked reaction from national leaders who fear people of certain religions or ethnicities are being targeted. >> no matter who it is or where it is, we must denounce. >> woman afraid to show her face after her 78-year-old mother was sucker punched after stepping off her porch in brooklyn, new york. >> they wanted to inflict pain on to someone else. no other purpose. >> alameda county voters who will once again be asked to approve a sales tax increase to pay for transp